Short stay visa for airline crew members

1. Do I need a visa as a pilot or flight attendant ?

No, if you are a citizen of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or from:

Andorra

Argentina

Australia

Bermuda

Brazil

Brunei

Canada

Chile

Costa Rica

Croatia

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Japan

Malaysia

Mexico

Monaco

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

San Marino

South Korea

United States

Venezuela

*Yes, if you are citizen of any country not listed above.

2. Conditions of residence

Note that you may only apply for a visa at the Consulate General of France in San Franciscoif you are a resident or based out of Alaska, Northern California, Guam, Hawaïi, Idaho, Montana, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington,or Wyoming.

3. Processing time

Processing time depends on your citizenship. 2 weeks is the average processing time if you are a citizen from :

Afghanistan

Algeria

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Burma

Burundi

Congo DRC

Egypt

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Kazakhstan

North Korea

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Niger

Nigeria

Oman

Pakistan

Palestinians

Philippines

Qatar

US Re-entry permit

US Refugee travel doc

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Surinam

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Applications cannot been processed more than 3 months ahead of time

4. Requirements

Please provide us with the original + 1 COPY of each document. The visa section does not make any copies. You must bring your documents and the required copies. You are also invited to sort your documents in the same order they are listed below in order to facilitate the work of the visa officer that will review your application.

1. Original passport or travel document (+ ONE COPY of the identity pages). Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years ago, be valid for at least three months after your return to the US and have at least 2 blank visas pages left.

5. If you are not an american citizen, a valid U.S. permanent residence card ("green card") or a valid U.S. visa with valid I-94 / valid I-20, or an Advance Parole document.

6. Recent fully typed letter from your employer confirming which airport you are based out of.

7. Photocopy of your airport I.D. card

8. Photocopy of your driver’s license

9. A self-addressed prepaid envelope with a tracking number from USPS OR FEDEX ONLY. You may use one envelope per family. You don’t have to provide an envelope if you prefer to pick up your passport when it is ready. For FedEx, you must choose the option “BILL RECIPIENT”, not “BILL SENDER”.Please keep copy of your tracking number (as we are not going to do so), stick the mailing label on the envelope and fill out like this:

FROM:YOUR NAME88 Kearny Street #600SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

TO:Your full nameYour address

5. Validity of the visa

The visa issued will be valid for up to 5 years, according to the expiry date of your passport.

6. Important information

• The consular administration has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than those submitted by the applicant.

• Please be aware that submitting the aforementioned documents does not guarantee the approval of the visa.

• Please note that holders of Schengen visas are still subject to immigration control upon first entry into a Schengen country. The visa itself does not grant the right to enter the Schengen space.